The verdict in three sentences
The website of a hedge fund or alternative asset manager in Riyadh exists first to pass the allocator's screen and operational due diligence, not to sell a product. A high-end local agency charges between 150,000 and 400,000 SAR in 2026 (roughly 40,000 to 107,000 USD), while the Kolonell fixed grid runs from 2,900 USD (Starter) to 8,900 USD (Premium, the multilingual tier). The real gap lies in the three-year total cost, translation and compliance review, which you should price before choosing.
What an alternative manager's site must prove
A Saudi allocator, a family office or a manager selection consultant does not read your site to learn the fund's performance. They want to confirm who you are, where the team comes from, how risk is managed and whether the structure holds up. Marketing funds to investors is regulated almost everywhere, often restricted to professional or qualified investors; in Saudi Arabia, the Capital Market Authority (CMA) supervises asset management activities. This is not legal advice: your regulatory counsel decides what can be public.
Typical pages of a restrained, credible public site:
- home page with the management company's positioning and jurisdiction, no performance figures;
- team page with verifiable backgrounds for the partners and the head of risk;
- investment philosophy and risk culture, in general terms;
- governance and service providers page (custodian, auditor, administrator, where they can be named);
- regulatory notices and a privacy policy aligned with the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL), enforced by SDAIA since September 2023;
- careers, often the most visited page from brand searches;
- an investor area behind a professional-investor disclaimer, priced on quote.
Search work focuses on the firm's name, the partners' names, recruiting and service providers' queries, not on product promotion.
Real cost: Riyadh agencies vs the Kolonell grid
| Option | 2026 range | Approximate USD equivalent | What is usually included |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local freelancer | 10,000 to 30,000 SAR | roughly 2,700 to 8,000 USD | Design and build, content supplied by you |
| Mid-market local agency | 40,000 to 120,000 SAR | roughly 10,700 to 32,000 USD | Custom design, Arabic and English, CMS |
| High-end local agency | 150,000 to 400,000 SAR | roughly 40,000 to 107,000 USD | Brand strategy, on-site workshops, copywriting |
| Kolonell Starter | 2,900 USD | fixed grid | Restrained brochure site, delivered in 3 to 4 weeks |
| Kolonell Growth | 4,900 USD | fixed grid | More pages, richer editorial structure, 3 to 4 weeks |
| Kolonell Premium | 8,900 USD | fixed grid | Multilingual tier, languages and RTL scope set in the quote, 4 to 6 weeks |
Local ranges: 2026 ballpark from typical Riyadh agency quotes, converted at the fixed rate of 3.75 SAR to 1 USD. Every Kolonell tier includes a project manager reachable in your time zone, native English or French copywriting and 3 months of support. The investor area, portals and integrations are on quote. Tier details are on the international offer.
Hidden costs and three-year total cost
The build price is only part of the bill. For an alternative manager, four items are almost always added: professional Arabic translation, team photography, legal review of the notices and maintenance.
| Item | Kolonell Premium | High-end local agency |
|---|---|---|
| Build | 8,900 USD | 150,000 SAR, roughly 40,000 USD |
| Arabic translation (third party) | 3,000 USD, market assumption | often included |
| Team photography (third party) | 2,000 USD, market assumption | often included |
| Legal review of notices | your counsel, outside the quote | your counsel, outside the quote |
| Maintenance after the 3 included months | on quote; 500 USD a month, market assumption | 3,000 SAR a month, market assumption |
| Gated investor area | on quote | often priced separately |
When a local agency is the better choice
To be fair, a Riyadh agency is preferable if you want in-person brand workshops with the executive committee, native Arabic financial copywriting managed on site, or deep integration with local compliance and investor onboarding platforms. It is also the right call if your procurement requires a locally registered supplier. If what you need is a restrained, fast site that is flawless in form, with Arabic priced in the quote, a fixed grid cuts the cost sharply.
Questions to ask any provider: who writes and who validates the Arabic content? How is the professional-investor disclaimer shown and logged? Where is form data hosted? Who owns the code and the access credentials when the contract ends?
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Mini case study
Illustrative example: Najd Ridge Capital, a fictional alternative asset manager based in Riyadh, compares two options over three years.
Kolonell Premium option: 8,900 USD build, 3,000 USD Arabic translation, 2,000 USD photography, then maintenance at 500 USD a month (market assumption) for 33 months after the 3 included months, so 16,500 USD. Total: 8,900 + 3,000 + 2,000 + 16,500 = 30,400 USD.
High-end local agency option: 150,000 SAR build and 3,000 SAR a month of maintenance over 36 months, so 108,000 SAR. Total: 258,000 SAR, roughly 68,800 USD. The gap is about 38,400 USD over three years, to weigh against the value of the on-site workshops and native Arabic copywriting the local agency provides.
FAQ
Can the fund's performance be shown on the public site?
In most jurisdictions this is tightly regulated and often reserved for qualified investors. Common practice is a public site with no performance figures and a gated area, priced on quote and approved by your counsel.
How long does it take to launch the site?
Allow 3 to 4 weeks for the Starter and Growth tiers and 4 to 6 weeks for Premium, once content and legal review are ready. A high-end local agency often quotes 10 to 16 weeks.
Is Arabic included in the 8,900 USD tier?
Premium is the multilingual tier: languages and right-to-left layout scope are set in the quote. Professional translation by a third party remains a separate cost, about 3,000 USD in our assumption.
Should the site target search at all?
Moderately: in general, most visits to an alternative manager's site come from searches on its name or its partners' names. A clean structure, strong team pages and a careers page are often enough.
What does maintenance cost after the 3 included months?
It is priced on quote according to scope. On the market, allow roughly 300 to 800 USD a month for a site of this size, market assumption.
Let's scope your project. A restrained public site in English and Arabic, Growth or Premium tier, investor area priced separately, live in 4 to 6 weeks. See the international offer or request a free quote: detailed reply within 48 hours.
Mohamed Bah
Fondateur, Kolonell
Passionate about digital and entrepreneurship in Africa, Mohamed has been helping Sénégalese businesses with their digital transformation since 2020. Founder of Kolonell, he believes every SME deserves a professional and accessible online présence.
